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Legislators sue state for withheld pay Pols struggling to keep their homes By Chinta Strausberg Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-7th) and others sued former state comptroller Leslie Munger accusing her of illegally withholding their paychecks for the past seven months as political leverage to force them to approve Gov. Bruce Rauner’s non-budgetary demands. With their paychecks being held hostage during the budget impasse, several Democratic state representatives led by Welch say Munger is illegally withholding their paychecks in violation of the state constitution. Welch—a lawyer for the past 19 years—said for some of his colleagues, their state paycheck is their only source of income and that many are having a hard time financially. He went on to say several of his peers have attempted to refinance their mortgages, but were declined. Others are borrowing from their 401k accounts and banks are turning thumbs-down on approving loans because they cannot prove their income. Still, others have exhausted their savings, yet, they all travel to Springfield to “take care of the peoples’ business, but we are not getting paid,” Welch said. It’s fight back time for the representatives. Joining Welch in the lawsuit are Representatives Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24th); Sylvana Tabares (D-21st); Mary E. Flowers (D-31st); Katherine Cloonen (D-79th); and Sonya M. Harper (D-6th). Welch stated a number of Republicans have thanked him for taking the
lead in this lawsuit. Welch found it interesting that on Jan. 1, 2017, 200 laws went into effect and the comptroller “at the direction of the billionaire governor decided because one law didn’t get passed,
they would hold up our paychecks. It’s not right. It’s not legal. It’s unconstitutional, and we’re addressing it in a court of law,” said Welch. This week, Welch’s lawyers filed a motion for
summary judgment, which asks the judge to agree with their legal positions. He said that could take up to five weeks before a ruling is given, but believes they will prevail. (Continued on page 3)
New year police shootings raise questions By J. Coyden Palmer A Chicago Police officer has been stripped of his police powers while an investigation is underway into a shooting Monday night on the Northwest Side. The officer, off-duty at the time, shot and killed a man he had recently argued with. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said he was still looking into the incident. However, a police spokesman said stripping the unidentified officer of his police powers was one of the “strongest steps a department can take.” That comment led to speculation that the officer may have been in the wrong. According to police, the incident occurred in the 2500 block of N. Lowell in the Hermosa neighborhood around 9:15
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a.m. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Jose Nieves, 38. The Office also said Nieves died of multiple gunshot wounds and declared his death a homicide. A cursory police investigation determined that Nieves did not have a weapon; that does not mean he was not a serious threat to the officer. That will be a part of the investigation, according to police. “The Chicago Police Department continues our fact-based investigation of the incident, in parallel with the Independent Police Review Authority,” said spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi. Superintendent Johnson has taken a different stance from his predecessors when it comes to police-involved shootings. He was on the scene of Monday’s incident and said his presence was mostly to ensure a proper investigation was taking place. But he also said he had “more questions than answers” about what happened. Johnson said the 57-year-old officer and Nieves got into some sort of altercation.
The incident “escalated” and Nieves was shot, according to Johnson, who added the two men had a confrontation of some sort only a few weeks ago. Johnson did not know how the two knew one another. In another police involved shooting on Monday, Illinois State Police are investigating the actions taken by a DuPage County sheriff ’s deputy in the killing of a 17-yearold African American teen in unincorpo(Continued on page 2)
INSIDE THIS ISSUE The Controversial Career of Rep. Monique Davis comes to Quiet End (See story on page 19)
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They’re human beings says Father Pfleger Says gun violence is a Chicago problem By Chinta Strausberg Glancing over the hundreds of people walking down the Magnificent Mile carrying wooden crosses bearing the names of 2016 Chicago homicide victims, Father Michael L. Pfleger last Saturday bellowed, “These are not statistics. These are not numbers. These are human beings.” And he wanted people on that side of town-Chicago’s downtown, wealthy Gold Coast-to understand that Chicago’s current gun violence is neither a South Side nor a West Side problem. “It’s a Chicago problem,” Pfleger yelled through his bullhorn. Demonstrators on Saturday carried crosses made by Greg Zanis, 65, of Aurora. Zanis had previously made a wooden cross for Pfleger in April, 1998, when his son, Jarvis Franklin, was killed. Recently Pfleger asked Zanis to make similar crosses for all of the 2016 gun victims and he agreed. As the march progressed, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., joined Pfleger at the Tribune Tower, 435 North Michigan. Jackson also held a memorial wooden cross, and ticked off the latest homicide numbers. The latest figure is 788 Chicago homicides in 2016.
Rev. Jackson said the number of homicides keeps rising. He called for a White House conference on violence and a plan for reconstruction. “Guns coming in, drugs in, jobs out. This is an international market for a drug war. No one seems to care enough to fight back….” Jackson said last Saturday was also the eve of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862. “Two hundred-forty-three years of slavery on this day we were watching and praying all day and all night” in anticipation of President Lincoln’s promise to sign the Emancipation Proclamation the next day.” The next day of course was New Year’s Day. Jackson said the cycle of violence has not been broken. Following Jackson’s comments, the silent march continued North on Michigan Avenue. Periodically, a voice reading the names of the homicide victims could be heard. Many of those holding the wooden crosses, and some held two, also clutched pictures of their loved ones. Father Pfleger told the crowd, “Rev. Jackson made a very important comment to me. He said these crosses are heavy but not as heavy as a casket.” Pfleger added, “There is an even heavier weight
REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR., Father Michael Pfleger and other protesters marched carrying hundreds of wooden crosses representing the many lives lost in 2016. The protest took place Saturday, December 31, 2016. in the hearts of these family mem- right….” church. bers who have lost their loved Bosley called the march “powerReferring to “Freedom’s Eve ones….” day,” which is New Year’s Eve, ful” but quickly described it also Stopping at Michigan and Rev. Jackson spoke of the horrors as “heartbreaking.” She added, “I Chicago Avenues, Rev. Jackson, of the slave trade and how Blacks pray that this demonstration moves thanked Father Pfleger for orga- were considered to be three-fifths Chicago people from being desennizing the march, and offered of a human being, the Civil War, sitized, into action.” prayer saying, “the people here, and 5,000 lynchings between Father Pfleger thanked the crowd Black and white, find some com- 1880-1940 “without one indict- for attending the march, saying had mon ground beyond race and ment, and then the walls separat- they not come he would have come gender and religion. They wanted ing our children in schools. Now, by himself. In looking at his supto do something just because it’s radical disregard of violence in porters, Pfleger said they are our cities. It’s all linked together,” “Black, white and brown. It’s a rainbow…. This is what is going said Jackson. Referring to the more than to solve this…every single one of 4,000 people shot in 2016, Jack- us.” Asking the crowd to respond, son said, “We need help in stopping the violence. We pray as the “I’m in,” to his questions, Pfleger political order changes that we asked if they would work every will have someone to have the day for peace in this city? Would courage to break the silence of they fight in their homes, blocks this atrocity….“We don’t need and neighborhoods? Would you law and order,” Jackson said. pressure legislators, governors, al“We need, justice, education and dermen and preachers to do what jobs. We need the same thing on they’re supposed to do? Will you work every day? Will you pray all sides of town….” At Michigan and Chicago av- every day? Will you fight every enues, the marchers turned and day? Are we in?,” bellowed Pfleger. proceeded south down Michigan Rev. Jackson gave his famous “I Avenue. Pam Bosley, mother of slain 18- Am Somebody” chant. “I am someyear-old Terrell Bosley, was at the body. Red and yellow, brown, Black march in support of other par- and white. We’re all precious in ents who had lost their children God’s sight. Everybody is someto gun violence in 2016. Bosley’s body. Stop the violence. Save the RELATIVES OF LAZANE CLARK carry a cross to highlight the senseless gun violence that son was shot on April 4, 2006 children…. We choose life. We took his life doing a verbal disagreement with an acquaintance. while he loaded his band equip- choose hope. We choose healing. ment in his car by his South Side Life, hope, healing….”
New Year Police Shootings Raise Questions rated Villa Park. Audio from 911 tapes was released to the public January 3, regarding the incident that led to the death of Trevon Johnson. Family members of Johnson had called the police after he began attacking his sister and threatening 2
other family members, according to police. Johnson’s sister is heard telling the 911 operator that her brother was pulling all of her braids out, had struck her with a Christmas tree, broken glass in the home, and was arming himself with a knife. When the first deputy arrived
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(Continued from page 1) some sort of altercation with Johnson ensued and the deputy fired, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department. But some of Johnson’s family members say he was unarmed at the time he was shot. They want a full investigation before the public
judges Johnson. Six minutes after relatives called 911 the police arrived; gunshots can be heard in the background, along with screams and commotion. “We’ve got a person who was unarmed, and now he’s dead,” said Trevon’s uncle, Alfonzo Sin-
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gletary. “I know that the state has already given a narrative, the police department, of what happened, but we want you all to wait until you hear our side, our narrative, before anybody makes any decision or judgment of what happened.”
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Davis and others determined to stop escalating crime U. S. Representative Danny K. Davis hosted a brainstorming meeting on New Year’s Eve with community members, clergy, and elected officials to discuss ways to reduce the violence that plagued Chicago throughout 2016. The meeting was at the Greater St. John Bible Church on the west side. Davis and panelists presented shocking figures for the number of homicides and shootings in Chicago during 2016. Davis was personally affected by Chicago’s gun violence; his 15-year-old grandson Javon Wilson was killed in November, 2016 during a dispute over a pair of swapped gym shoes. Chicago, the nation’s thirdlargest city, saw the most murders in two decades in 2016. The number of murders nearly dou-
bled, from 432 homicides in 2015, to 788 in 2016. That figure represents more homicides in Chicago than in New York and Los Angeles combined, according to police statistics. The year ended with 788 people killed. Chicago’s murder rate soared by more than 50 percent in 2016 from 2015, spiking a nationwide increase in homicides in the nation’s 30 largest cities. The rate of property crimes and violent crimes remained near historic lows. The city was gripped in a tide of killings, fueled by use of excessive police force, limited anti-violence programs, gang violence, and poverty. “There was a boy in my court, 14 years old, and he’s just crying. I asked him about his father and he says, ‘He walked out on us, so I
Why Father Pfleger puts up rewards to take killers off streets ‘They don’t deserve their freedom’ By Chinta Strausberg Why does Saint Sabina’s Father Michael L. Pfleger continue to put up $5,000 rewards and sometimes more, for the capture of shooters who kill children? The answer is simple: “because they do not deserve their freedom.” If there are no leads to any of Chicago’s murders of children, you can count on Father Pfleger to step up and post yet another $5,000 reward. “Anybody who kills, particularly a child, should be off the streets whether it’s a police officer (who kills a child) or a brother on the street. I don’t care who it is. They do not deserve their freedom. “I will put up a reward for anybody in this community or on the South Side who kills a child. If there are no leads, I will put up money,” said Father Pfleger. “We have given out about 24 rewards over the last 10-12 years,” said Pfleger. “We have about 12 out right now. None of the money comes from the church. “I want to take killers off the street. I don’t like the prisons, but you can’t be on the streets if you kill a child,” he said.
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Father Pfleger just ended his weekly peace walks where he called on gangbangers to put their guns down. He offers them jobs, free education and any of the social services he has. Pfleger has also bought suits for gang members so they would look presentable during job interviews. He began his anti-violence marches in June of 2012. At first, when the gang members saw him and his supporters they would run. When even some of his strongest members complained about the rejection they were getting by the gangs, Pfleger told them, “I will not give up on our youth.” He began to bring in NBA players like Isiah Thomas, Joakim Noah, Cobe Williams and Asa Powell, a former drug dealer who is now the largest promotions manager in the Midwest. The gangs gravitated to Pfleger and the result is the historic gang truce among five rival gangs who now play tournament basketball at Saint Sabina. Pfleger said there have been times when a player played against someone who had shot him six-months earlier and there was not one incident. Pfleger just held his fifth basketball tournament and is looking forward to the sixth. He also just secured full time jobs for 12 former gang leaders.
had to do what I had to do to survive’” said Judge Marianne Jackson, Juvenile Justice Division. “This is a 14-year-old talking about having to do what he has to do to survive. Which meant he went into the streets and started selling drugs at 14 years old.” One report found some correlation between higher homicide rates and entrenched poverty. Cities that had a 10-year trend of greater than average poverty and unemployment also experienced rising violence in the past two years, among those cities was Chicago. “Keep talking about economic engines, you need an economic engine, but I keep trying to say to
you all that there is an economic engine out there and if you don’t come up with something to replace that economic engine that’s out there, then you’re just talking craziness. It’s called drugs,” said Jackson. “‘Why don’t that mom stop her kids?’ because that 15-year-old is helping to pay some bills. Drugs pay rent, drugs pay light bills, drugs pay gas bills, drugs do it all because that is the only effective employment in the community. Even as the meeting took place in the church basement, two shootings occurred within two miles of the building. “What I do is I’m trying to go
out to the streets, I am working to stop the violence that is going on out there” Darnell Clark said. Clark, a community member who attended the meeting to voice what he has seen on the streets to the elected officials he feels can help stop it said, “We can have these meetings all day long but unless we have brothers and sisters ready to do the grunt work on their feet in these streets this isn’t going to mean anything.” Rep. Davis plans another meeting in three months to determine the progress of the ideas shared at the meeting. The date and location have yet to be determined.
Legislators sue state for withheld pay State lawmakers have not been paid since May 31, 2016, Welch told the Chicago Crusader late Monday night. He said Munger has no legal right to withhold their pay. Welch said this is an attempt to force lawmakers to approve Rauner’s non-budgetary wishes, like tort reform; changing the worker’s compensation system; approving term limits; and to “ensure a real property tax freeze” as well as reforming the pension system. As part of her campaign, Munger proposed a “No Budget, No Pay” policy that would require a balanced budget be passed in order for state lawmakers to be paid. Though she spent millions of campaign dollars in this past election, Munger lost to former Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza. Rauner, who said he was “amazed” at the lawsuit, said he hopes Mendoza “will stand firm on this. “The legislators are insisting that even though they’re not doing their jobs passing budgets and reforms, they wanna get paid.” Welch said Munger “failed to live
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(Continued from page 1) up to her constitutional obligations in failing to pay legislators.” He said Munger’s “no budget, no pay” is not a part of the constitution. “There is nothing that says if there is no budget, no legislator should get paid.” Welch said Munger is violating both the state statutes and the constitution. “She was probably hoping and banking that we wouldn’t sue her, but it is the right thing to do because we are all sworn to uphold the constitution,” Welch said. Reminded that Rauner has called on legislators to withdraw their lawsuit which he calls “frivolous,” and to put “taxpayers and human services ahead of themselves,” Welch said the governor “should be ashamed of himself.” “It’s easy for him to say that when he made $194 million last year. He’s a billionaire. He’s a guy who can pay $180,000 for a bottle of wine. It’s easy for him to take $1 a year in salary, but these are regular workingclass people who have been elected by their constituents, many of them just like them…working-class members who need a paycheck.
“I think the governor should be ashamed of himself and knock off the political stunts, and let’s get to work. Let’s get a budget for our state. Our state deserves it, but shame on our governor who is a billionaire and doesn’t need a paycheck from the state,” said Welch. Welch went on to explain, “It was the governor who ordered the comptroller to stop paying us. This is nothing more than a political stunt designed to starve the legislators. He makes more in one hour than a legislator does in a year. So, him [sic] not taking a salary is nothing but a stunt.” Asked about the status of the budget, Welch said there is no budget, but he hopes when they go back to Springfield on Jan. 9, 2017 for two days of the lame-duck session “that something happens for the good of our state. “There is no budget. It’s not because of the rank and file. We need a budget.” Welch said the governor “wants all things that are friendly to his corporate friends, but not to working-class families.”
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THE UMAR JOHNSON SARA SUTEN SETI “BEEF” One of our hopes for the New Year is that the African American community would strive to seek new ways to unify in order to be prepared to face the challenges that are bound to be revealed in the wake of a Donald Trump presidency. This wishful thinking was tentatively dashed to shreds by a beef that came in with the New Year between two individuals from the so-called “conscious community.” Dr. Umar Johnson, a speaker, school psychologist and self-proclaimed “Prince of Pan Africanism” who rose to prominence claiming to be a “blood relative” of Frederick Douglass, got into an incredibly public beef with “General” Sara Suten Seti, another member of the “conscious” community. In what is being called “Hotep Hostilities,” “Woke War,” the “Uncle Ruckus Fracas” and the “Kemet Conflict,” the two have fired off a series of incredibly vitriolic videos dueling each other. Seti, a black revolutionary and African philosopher is founder of the RGB (Red/Black/Green) Movement. Basically, after a canceled engagement scheduled to be sponsored with another member of the “woke” community, Sa Neter, there was a pissing contest of sorts between those scheduled to be involved in the event. Umar Johnson suggested calling together a council of conscious elders (a “tribunal”) to referee the dispute. General Seti took issue saying that he would not participate in a “tribunal” and proceeded to tear apart Dr. Umar in language that would make a sailor blush. Every other word was “ni@@er” this, ni@@er that, etc.. He cast aspersions on Umar’s relationships with women, and much, much more that sounded quite unlike anything that would come out of the mouth of someone who is “conscious.” Dr. Umar responded in an extended rant liberally using the “N” word attacking Seti on every level possible. He ridiculed him saying that he probably had an inferiority complex because he was light-skinned and short, talked about his lack of education and his poverty demonstrated by his having to live with his mom. Umar also said that he was far more popular and respected in the conscious community, and basically said that Seti was a wannabe, in so many words. Dr. Umar just lost it – he was literally seething. He talked about how Seti, being short and moneyless, had to look up to women, and that he (Umar) had women look up to him because of his height, etc. He is saying that HE is the leader of the conscious community, and challenged Seti to a debate in Detroit. Umar later issued an apology of sorts, but complained about the fact that people had shared the public videos. But for a lot of African Americans who witnessed this incredible mutual diatribe this behavior has significantly lowered their opinion of Dr. Umar, General Seti, and the so-called conscious community. There was absolutely nothing conscious about the way this beef played out in the public, and it revealed that both men, based on the language used and style of delivery, were more akin to “gangsta” rappers than to people seeking positive solutions for the Black community. It would be hard to imagine Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Minister Louis Farrakhan, Nelson Mandela, Frederick Douglass, and other renowned Black leaders getting into loud, boisterous, profanity laden public fights liberally sprinkled with the “N” word with each other about who has the greatest number of followers, etc. This argument was ego-laden and more about selfish ambition than about the well-being of the Black community. As we anticipate a change in racial and economic climate with the upcoming new presidential administration, the last thing we need is to have so-called leaders engaging in self-serving public squabbles. This is a new year with new options and the fate of the Black community will be determined by how well we are strategically situated in the face of potentially hostile odds. As we go into this new territory, we must be careful about the quality of leadership that we embrace. A sure fire indicator of good leadership is a demonstration of restraint in the face of difficult odds and a lack of self-serving, ignorant behavior. We know that this type of leadership exists. A luta continua.
As if the millions of keystrokes used to generate stories about how bad day-to-day life in Chicago is, the crew of “60 Minutes” dropped in recently and showed the world the side of Chicago the residents grapple with every day. Unfortunately, 60 Minutes chose to focus on the violence aspect of the city. There is no doubt we merit the attention. The problem though, was the award-winning television show presented Chicago exactly as it is, and a lot of people took to social media to voice their displeasure. Personally, the worst part was the show couldn’t get the mayor to appear on camera. Like a lot of Chicagoans, I see Rahm Emanuel as the source of many of the problems we have, including violence. The mayor has chosen not to help bring jobs to the south and west sides. However, he does make sure the north side, which is predominantly white, gets the resources, including economic development initiatives, to improve that part of Chicago. He makes promises to our community, such as the 1,000 new cops. That promise and others would mean something if he told us how this broke city was going to pay to bring these new cops
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on board. He is an utter disappointment to Black people, who for some reason re-elected him. Yet, when 60 Minutes shows up, Emanuel ducks out. He let the administration be represented by current superintendent Eddie Johnson. On several occasions, we have seen Johnson is not even close to being the best spokesperson for the city or the department. Johnson is an embarrassment, no question about it. Garry McCarthy, the former superintendent, is obviously still upset about being fired by Emanuel. He had the spotlight during the 60 Minutes segment. McCarthy was able to define the problem under his terms. He certainly took no blame for the condition of the department, although he is largely responsible for the situation we are in today. When I look at McCarthy I see the same behavior we see in children trying to get back at someone because the other person did them wrong, instead of just moving on with their lives. All of his whining about the department today is not going to get McCarthy the superintendent’s job, at least not as long as Emanuel is mayor. McCarthy really needs to pack up and go back to whatever he was before arriving in Chicago. I guess he wants people to believe, or at least think he did an outstanding job as superintendent. What we saw him do was fiddle with statistics to make it look like there was progress. I
guess he thought he was fooling us. If he wanted to embarrass the city with the 60 Minutes interview he can say “mission accomplished,” but what did he gain? In the end though, if we are honest, the task of making sure the next 60 Minutes story is a favorable one is for each of us to start to put (Continued on page 16)
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2017 is going to be fantastic! Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford Look forward to the new year, 2017, as light years better than 2016. The former year’s economy was challenging. Here in Chevy Chase, Maryland, one of the wealthiest communities in the nation, high end department stores closed their doors en masse. Families, even rich families, are cutting back on spending. They have no faith in our future economy. However, that is going to change. The stock market is still carrying the surprising “Trump Bump” and will soon soar over the 20,000 mark. In contrast to 2016, investors will soon have a new confidence. That means happier days in front. Those shuttered stores will reopen under new banners and a resurgence in employment levels. Politics in 2016 was downright ugly. The worst I have seen in my life. But in November it came to a head and burst. We are now picking up the “pieces” and a new atmosphere is forming throughout the nation. Foreign plants are moving back to the United States
Harry C.Alford bringing thousands of new, good paying jobs. The job market is active especially with all the political positions opening due to the change in administration. Foreign affairs have been a little shaky. For the first time in history, our Secretary of State lambasted our closest ally, Israel, in a formal meeting at the UN and the White House agreed with him. This betrayal is very shocking.
However, our incoming President publicly stated to Israel to “stay strong” as he will be sworn in January 20 and things will become much better regarding our relations with each other. Enemies of Israel – beware! For the first time in modern history, our navy does not have one aircraft carrier out to sea. This is significant and shows that our military is underfunded. Morale is slipping and that is a scary state of affairs. It is critical that our military return to its previous position. If a nation like ours is not prepared for war and its leadership is unmotivated then war is certainly what we will get. It appears that Congress is going to renew its commitment to our military via more funding and recruitment. The sooner this is done, the better America will be. The public is becoming increasingly optimistic. I could tell from most people this season saying “Merry Christmas” as opposed to “Happy Holidays.” It is so nice to see. People proud of their religion as opposed to being politically correct. If you love Christ, shout it out!
Once again jobs are available big time in the federal government work place. This happens every 4 or 8 years as the new administration pushes out the political hires from the previous administration and fills those positions with their new crew. This is no secret! If any of you want to look or try it, go on the Internet, and apply for a good paying government job with 30 days sick leave and 30 days vacation - that’s sixty days off with pay! Here is the website: HTTPS://APPLY.PTT.GOV/. These jobs aren’t just in Washington, DC. Every city has a noticeable amount of federal jobs. Many of the new bosses will be looking for Republicans. There aren’t too many Black Republicans and that could be a good thing. For Blacks that means there is a shorter “line.” Opportunities will be exponentially greater. Consider that. There are 9-11 regions in the federal government structure (depending on the agency or department). Within each region are various district offices located throughout the nation. Zero in on the district you want to apply for work. Indi-
cate that on your resume or the online application. These job opportunities will fill up within the next 3 – 5 months. Get busy! Section 3 of the HUD Act has been in existence since 1968. This is a job training program for residents of public housing or people living under the poverty level. It is the best job training program the federal government has put on the “books.” However, no administration has ever implemented it. Something tells me that this administration will be the first one to implement this law. Go Google “Section 3 of the HUD Act” and learn about this. Any project with HUD funding is supposed to follow this program. They aren’t now, but that is about to change. Yes! Indeed, the times are changing for the better. Those who believe should go for it and enjoy this ‘new ride.’ 2017 is going to be the best year for those who believe it. Mr. Alford is the co–founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org
Fair lending to be CFPB’s top priority in 2017 By Charlene Crowell As a New Year approaches, fair lending will be the priority for the nation’s consumer financial cop on the beat. Mortgage and student loan servicing along with redlining and small business lending will be a triple-focus in 2017 for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “While the Bureau has taken important strides in our efforts to protect consumers from credit discrimination and broaden access to credit, we continue to identify new and emerging fair lending risks and we will monitor institutions for compliance,” said Patrice Ficklin, CFPB’s associate director for fair lending. Specifically, CFPB will evaluate whether lenders have practiced one or more of the following: • Intentionally avoided lending in minority neighborhoods; • Whether racial or ethnic concerns affect how loan servicers work with borrowers who are behind on either a mortgage or student loan; and • Whether discriminatory practices affected access to credit for minority and women-owned businesses. For all consumers, CFPB’s 2017 priorities are an encouraging sign. But for Black, Latino and other consumers of color, heightened fair
lending enforcement could signal less predatory and discriminatory lending that robs people of their hard-earned livings. With heightened monitoring and related enforcement actions, lenders and creditors who violate fair lending laws will pay a price, and consumers will hold on to more of their own money. To date, CFPB has recovered more than $11 billion for 27 million consumers who were harmed by illegal financial ploys. These enforcement actions have affected a wide range of lending areas from mortgages to student loans, auto finance and more. The cumulative clout of CFPB enforcements has also attracted united support among national civil rights groups. On December 21, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, National Council of La Raza and the National Urban League released a joint statement in support of the Bureau. “If the 2008 financial crisis showed us anything, it’s that consumers need a strong and independent regulator to look after the interests of consumers. The civil rights community stands behind Director [Richard] Cordray as he continues to lead the CFPB in the fourth year of his five-year tenure,” wrote the leaders. “Any effort to weaken the agency
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Charlene Crowell or undermine its leadership would risk severe impacts on our communities – including communities of color and low-income families who are most vulnerable to financial abuse,” the leaders continued. Unfortunately, many communities of color that were hardest hit financially during the Great Recession are also targeted for discriminatory and predatory lending. Racial disparities in earnings and income are worsened by business practices and decisions that deny consumers a chance to get ahead financially. Hence, no one should be surprised to learn that many consumers of color struggle to attain fi-
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nancial stability. For example, on December 28, the Department of Justice announced a $9 million settlement to end a lawsuit alleging that Union Savings Bank and Guardian Savings Bank redlined predominantly Black neighborhoods in Indianapolis and three Ohio cities – Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton. The two banks share ownership and management from their joint base in Cincinnati. An opposite outcome occurred in early December when 10 lawsuits filed by a group of Black businesses in Michigan were dismissed. As reported, the plaintiffs alleged that Mercantile Bank violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act with practices and loan terms that resulted in diminished commercial lending. According to U.S. Judge Robert Homes Bell, the charges that alleged violations occurred from 2007 to 2009 were beyond the statutory limitation. The lawsuits were filed in 2013. “Three demographic factors affect your wealth: your race or ethnicity, how much education you have, and when you were born,” noted Lowell Ricketts, a senior analyst with the Center for Household Financial Stability, a program of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. “Wealth is distributed unequally across all three demographic categories.” Ricketts found that between 2004
and 2013, the median wealth of Black families fell by 55 percent. In 2013, the median Black family owned 8 cents for every dollar that the median white family owned. Another analysis, this one by the Economic Policy Institute, found that in 2015, Black workers were paid 26.2 percent less than their White peers. This column has and will continue to share consumer victories that diminish these and other disparities that consumers of color continue to face. But as Vanita Gupta, the head of the U.S. Justice Department recently noted, “success stories alone cannot erase systemic injustices. They cannot eradicate profound inequities.” “But they do give me faith in America’s capacity for progress,” she continued, “ – the notion that we can march forward, imperfectly but unyieldingly, to build a more inclusive, more just and more free union. And they give me hope that together we can advance the cause of justice.” Here’s hoping that in 2017 our nation’s public policies will continue the journey towards financial justice. Charlene Crowell is deputy communications director with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.
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REMEMBERING THE DURBAN 400 Dr. Conrad Worrill, Professor Emeritus, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) . New office location is at 1809 E. 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-592-2598. Email:cwworrill@neiu.edu Website: www.drconradworrill.com
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It has been fifteen years since the historic United Nations World Conference Against Racism took place in Durban, South Africa. We should always remember the role the Durban 400 played in impacting the outcome of this most important event in history. The Durban 400 was made up of the December 12th Movement International Secretariat and the National Black United Front (NBUF) that were leading participants in the United Nations World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) that was held in Durban, South Africa from August 31st through September 7, 2001. Because the United States did not agree with many of the issues being raised at this conference, particularly, the push by African people worldwide to declare that the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery are a Crime Against Humanity and that Reparations are owed to African people in the Diaspora and on the continent of Africa, the United States withdrew their low level delegation and left only the Ambassador to South Africa to represent them. The role of the United States and Western Europe (WEO) to
subvert the agenda “provided the indisputable proof ” that the issues we fought for, to be included in the Durban Declaration, went to the “heart of the World Conference Against Racism.” For over two years, representatives from the Durban 400 traveled throughout the world attending the various preparatory meetings for the WCAR, advocating our agenda that was simple and focused: 1) Declaration of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, Slavery, and Colonialism as Crimes Against Humanity; 2) Reparations for African people on the continent and in the Diaspora; 3) Recognition of the Economic Base of Racism. As the (Non Governmental Organization) International Association Against Torture pointed out in their intervention at the WCAR, “From the beginning they were clear (The U.S. and the WEO Group) that a conference which addressed racism and racial discrimination could only have one outcome— to subject them to the same human rights standards which they imperiously demand that the developing
world uncomplainingly submit to and to identify them as perpetrators of history’s greatest crime against humanity, the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery.”
400 declared a victory in contributing to the final outcome of the Durban Declaration that reflects the interests of African people by citing:
How mighty can the United States be without acknowledging, apologizing, and paying reparations to African people for the Greatest Crime Against Humanity they participated in, the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, Slavery, and Colonialism?
“We acknowledge that slavery and the slave trade, including the transatlantic slave trade, were appalling tragedies in the history of humanity not only because of their abhorrent barbarism but also in terms of their magnitude, organized nature and especially their negation of the essence of the victims and further acknowledge that slavery and the slave trade are a crime against humanity and should always have been so…”
As researched by the UNESCO Slave Trade Project, the Museum of the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the Harvard Database on Slave Voyages, twenty-eight to fortytwo million African people were captured and enslaved between 1441 and 1888… Four to six million Africans, 40% of all captives and slaves, were murdered or died along the entire “way of death…” Just as other people never forget their history and the tragedies and crimes committed against them, neither should African people. Therefore, the Durban
Although the language of the Durban Declaration did not specifically call for reparations for African people, it is now our duty to intensify our organizing in demanding the United States Government and U. S. Corporations pay reparations. We must continue to educate the African Community of America on the continued need to organize and revitalize the Reparations Movement.
Celebrate the Panthers to celebrate resistance By Julianne Malveaux Matthew “Peanut” Johnson was sixteen when San Francisco Police officer Alvin Johnson killed him. The unarmed teen was said to have been fleeing a stolen car, and Johnson claimed that he feared for his life, so he shot. The September 27, 1966 slaying was too much for African Americans in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco, and folks took it to the streets in protest. Through the lens of “law and order,” the uprising was so out of control that Governor “Pat” Edmund Brown called in the National Guard. Some thought that calling the National Guard was an inflammatory overreaction. As the history website FoundSF writes of the scene: “Perhaps the best indication of both the essentially passive character of the response of Black males in Hunters Point and the unreasonable magnitude of white fears is the fact that, aside from long-range brick throwing, less than a half dozen assaults by Blacks against whites were recorded in the course of five days of rioting.” According to some reporters, the police were overaggressive. In one case, police officers opened fire on a community center full of children because they thought the 6
children were armed. But when the children escaped, police reportedly entered the building looking for weapons, of which none were found. The San Francisco Sun Reporter, the premier African American newspaper in the Bay Area (full disclosure, I got my start as a column writer for them in 1980), reported on Peanut Johnson’s death with a front-page headline, “Cop Kills Negro Youth; Blood Flows in SF Streets.” I had an opportunity to see a copy of the paper when I toured the Oakland Museum of California and spent a couple of hours inhaling the exhibit “All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50.” In walking through the exhibit, one is struck with a sense of both progress and regress, a horrible sense of deja’ vu, an ugly reminder that for all the change we have experienced, there is a rigid racism that determines the way some people treat Black people. And our community seems to be somewhat unimaginative in managing solutions. The young man who was killed on September 27, 1966 was named Matthew Johnson, but he could have been named Philando Castile, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, or let’s just call the roll. The officer who shot him was, of course, acquitted. The killing, and the ac-
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux quittal, both galvanized people around the Black Panther Party 50 years ago, just as the killing of Michael Brown galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement a couple of years ago. A review of the Black Panther Party Ten Point Platform reminds us that things like culturally sensitive education, jobs, decent housing, food, and health care are still not accessible for all Americans, and that African Americans are far less likely to have access than others. The platform is displayed prominently in the multi-media exhibit space, along with pictures of many of the
Panther founders, a film featuring Bobby Seale and other Panther leaders, including Erika Huggins, music of the times, and copies of the Black Panther newspaper. More than a walk down memory lane, the exhibit was for me, a reminder of an audacity that so many African American young people exhibited in the face of oppression. One of the Panther newspapers had the headline, “Capitalism Plus Racism Breeds Fascism.” That is, perhaps, a timely slogan for these troubling times, but few mainstream African American politicians will use the word fascism in a sentence. The more important part of the story of the Black Panther Party is the story of resistance to injustice, resistance despite the interference of the FBI, Herbert Hoover, and Cointelpro. If the Panthers could develop more than 40 chapters without the assistance of the electronic media, is there any limit to what we can do now? We limit ourselves. There is an unseemly caution among African American people. Too many have learned how to color within the lines; many have been rewarded for it. Insanity means doing the same thing over and over, then hoping for different results. And so too many, including leaders,
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have taken the “go along to get along” approach, forgetting that sometimes getting along is not enough. If you are tired and dispirited in the wake of the 2016 elections, the Power to the People exhibit at the Oakland Museum might be the energizer that you need. Perhaps you need to be reminded that a group of audacious young people, facing obstacles, and lacking substantial resources, were able to raise important issues and make some changes in the ways Black people thought about themselves. And the Black Panther Party may also have made a difference, if just a bit of one, in the way that Black people are treated. When we celebrate the Black Panther Party, we celebrate the concept of resistance. In these coming years, when resistance to oppression and unfairness will be critically necessary, celebrating the Black Panther Party is an opportunity for renewal. Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www. amazon.com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com. www.chicagocrusader.com
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NOW HE REMEMBERS US!!!
By Ima Gontellit
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President Barack Obama is coming home (or used to be home) next Tuesday to give his final speech where his presidential journey began. And as usual our folks are getting excited. The thing about our folks is that we are very forgiving. We have forgiven the slave masters who separated us from our families, whipped us on a frequent basis and killed us if we rebelled, so why should Ima think that we would let him know that we are disappointed that our conditions as Black people and here in Chicago have not been improved significantly. One thang Ima done checked out is that we are the fairest folks in the world. Every time we get a Black
Mayor or any other office of authority we say and perform as the elected official for everybody. Ima would just once like to see someone do a little bit more for US. Well, I guess with Barack’s ancestry (being ½ and all) we should not have expected him to do much for US. And he didn’t, he went to the school of Ronald Reagan that called for us to receive trickledown economics, education, etc. Kinda like the stepchildren we used to hear so much about. You know, getting hand-me-downs or nodowns most of the time. As you know the Obamas will not be coming home after his eight-year stint in the White House and most of us ain’t mad about it. But we sure wish he would have done more to help us
combat the crime in the city, given us some resources to improve the education of our children, provided some opportunities for the small Black businesses in this town. Even a shout out every once in a while. So the symbolism continues with a speech in Chicago on his way out . . . It’s hard for Ima to get excited!!! Don’t look for me at McCormick Place! -Ima-
ministration. True to form the one she wanted and which would have been beneficial to some Black folks she didn’t get. She has done extensive work for poverty-ridden Haiti and she could do more with the sanctions of the President’s office, but true to form anything to benefit Black people ain’t gonna happen. By the way the post she is supposed to get is as Director of Public Engagement. Ima ain’t sure what that means. Oh well, she campaigned for the durk, so she deserves something.
OMOROSA GOT A SPOT -ImaWord reached Ima that Omorosa, whose ego is almost as big as her friend Donald Trump has been pegged for a role in the Trump Ad-
By the way Happy New Year and Congratulations to Janet Jackson, who is a mother for the first time at 50.
Multi-ethnic group meets at PUSH to plan worldwide march in Chicago and DC Tells Trump: “Do not roll back our precious rights” By Chinta Strausberg More than 200,000 women have signed up to attend the January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Chicago and D. C. They intend to let the Donald Trump administration know they will not allow their “precious rights to be rolled back.” That is the fight back message these women are issuing to Trump, who will be sworn into office on January 20, 2017 as the 45th President of the United States. A multi-ethnic group of more than 100 women attended a late night meeting last Wednesday at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, 930 E. 50th St., where Mri Malimi, Illinois state lead and a national organizer for the upcoming January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Chicago and D.C., said women around the
world are holding similar marches simultaneously. Greeting the women was Rev. Janette Wilson, senior advisor to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., who listed some of the women’s issues driving women around the world to simultaneously hold marches in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and other supportive cities in numerous countries. Wilson said the women are marching for the protection of the right to vote, and to have a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote as a federally protected right and not a state’s right. On the issue of reproductive rights and justice, Rev. Wilson said it is important to have the “right of women to choose health over death and to have a guaranteed right to access high quality health care without regard to race and/or economic status.” She spoke of women having economic justice in employment, access to high quality public educa-
MRI MALIMI, Illinois state leader and a national organizer for the January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Chicago and D.C., announced women around the world are holding similar marches to let the Trump administration know they will be watching to see if he tries to turn back the clock on civil rights, gender rights, and women rights especially involving communities of color she says that have been marginalized during this presidential campaign. (Photo by Chinta Strausberg) www.chicagocrusader.coM
tion, and acquiring contracts in the public and private sectors. The women are marching to end violence against them and to support legislation that protects against intimate partner violence and sexual assault. They are marching for racial justice and maintaining civil rights, student loan debt forgiveness, de-politicizing access to health care, a just immigration policy for all women, especially mothers, and free college education for all students who qualify. What should women do to achieve equality and justice? Rev. Wilson said they should organize state-by-state to fight for a women’s platform, organize female students in schools across the nation to fight for student debt forgiveness, and organize women to push the U.S. Senate to not support Jeff Sessions for attorney general. When asked the purpose of the march, Malimi said, “It is to show up in Washington in numbers too large to ignore…to give notice to the incoming administration and legislators throughout our country that we are here and we are watching. “We are prepared to take action and fight whatever divisive or threatening legislation that comes up. We are ready to support each other, stand up for each other, especially for marginalized minority populations throughout the country,” Malimi told the Chicago Crusader. “We are not just going to sit and just watch as some of our precious rights are rolled back.” Asked what are their fears, Malimi began ticking off a litany of concerns based on Trump’s political agenda like his having a Muslim registry. “This is a country that offers equal protection to all religions and groups irrespective of their religious beliefs, their sexual orientation, their gender.” Referring to Trump’s vow to de-
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REV. JANETTE WILSON, national senior advisor to the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., explained why women are marching and the importance of monitoring Donald Trump’s every action, especially when it comes to women. (Photo by Chinta Strausberg) port 11 million Latinos and to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico to keep out immigrant “rapists and drug dealers,” Malimi said women are objecting to Trump’s “build the wall” rhetoric, and the slandering and demonizing of immigrants. We know where that is coming from, but the fact that this is mainstream talk, that is my fear. It’s not just one man saying it, but everybody cheering him as he says it. I feel this is a very dark path to walk down. “We can’t stop people from saying this. We can just hope that our voice on the other side is stronger and twice as loud so that we know those horrible, negative and divisive talks are drowned out,” Malimi said. Asked what is her message to the Trump administration, she said, “Please do not forget that you are the president for everybody. We do not wish that you fail, because if you fail we all fail.” Malimi said she did not choose him to be the presi-
dent but that she respects the office. “I hope he does not forget that he doesn’t only represent the people who voted for him. He also represents the people who didn’t and who do not agree with the policy platform that he put together. It is his duty now as the commander-in-chief and our representative to the rest of the world to uphold what all of us believe in…our shared American values. He has to represent all of us,” Malimi said. Besides the D.C. March, thousands will attend a Women’s March at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Petrillo Bandshell in Grant Park. For more information, click on: womens121marchonchicago.org to learn how women are sending a message that they and their supporters will “connect, protect and activate for women’s rights, civil liberties and diverse issues.”
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ARC GALLERY OPENING FEATURING COLLETT HUDECEK-BLURRED MEMORIES: This exhibition opens Friday, January 6 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. and continues through January 28. Arc Gallery is located at 2156 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60647. Blurred Memories is a body of work that Hudecek likes to equate to the inverse of photorealism. Instead of creating a painting to reproduce a photograph, she creates a photograph to imitate a painting. These photographs are made to resemble a painting in which crisp details and sharp focus have been disregarded to evoke a faded memory in a single frame. Memories can often be tricky and imprecise. These images are reminiscent of a distant memory in which the intimate details have long faded in time, but the emotion fueling the memory remains unforgettable. She disposes of the details the way our faded memories tend to forget specifics. The colors, shapes, and shadows mold into an image capable of inducing the emotions attached to these distant memories. The lack of focus creates broad strokes of color and light while capturing recognizable gestures and scenes of familiar images. Gallery hours: Thursday – Saturday, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, call 773-2522232, visit www.arcgallery.org; or send email to info@arcgallery.org FOUR STAR BRASS AT JUICEBOX: The popular Juicebox family music and performance series presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events will entertain and educate young children and their families this Winter and Spring at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington Street) and the Garfield Park Conservatory (300 N. Central Park Avenue). The performance series for the stroller set features dancing, music, marionettes and more. On Saturday, January 7, 11 a.m. at the Garfield Park Conservatory, check out the Four Star Brass Band. There ain’t no party like a Four Star Party. Experience the excitement and share in the deep and joyous traditions of Louisiana as this professional Chicago-based, New Orleans-style brass band presents a sizzling show that will inform and delight all ages. Admission is FREE. For more information on FREE arts programming presented year-round at the Chicago Cultural Center and other venues, visit chicagoculturalcenter.org and cityofchicago.org/dcase, call 312-744-3316 or join the conversation on Facebook (Chicago Cultural Center, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events) and on Twitter and Instagram, @ChiCulturCenter @ChicagoDCASE (#Juice- box). CHINA’S FIRST EMPEROR 8
AND HIS TERRACOTTA WARRIORS: Stand among larger-thanlife soldiers in The Field Museum’s exhibition, China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors. The exhibition ends Sunday, January 8, 2017. Tasked to guard Qin Shihuangdi’s tomb for eternity, archers, infantrymen, and armored officers hold watch over a striking underground model of China’s first empire. Explore the life of the ruler who vanquished his rivals, unified China’s many warring states, constructed the first Great Wall, built roads throughout his vast territory, and standardized China’s script, currency, weights, and measures. Learn about his desire to reign over the universe and his obsession with immortality. See priceless treasures from one of the world’s greatest archaeological discoveries, including the fierce warriors that are so revered. The Field Museum is the only place in North America they can be seen this year. The Field Museum is located at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. CAMP – A COMEDY SHOW: CAMP: A Comedy Show is a free, year-round weekly summer campthemed comedy show. Every Monday night at the Village Tap in their outdoor beer garden, you will see some of the best stand-up comedy Chicago has to offer. The Village Tap is located at 2055 W. Roscoe Street, Chicago, IL 60618. The next show will be on Monday, January 9, 8 p.m. Samantha Berkman and Tessa Orzech started this show because they wanted to make a positive, supportive space that fosters community around creativity. There are improvisational elements, pranks, games, characters, and general high-energy goofiness. The beer garden lends itself to the theme with picnic tables, string lights, and open air. There’s full food and drink service as well as great drink specials. The beer garden has a retractable roof and heat lamps, so the show is never cancelled due to weather! FREE! SAVE THE DATE - CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST FREE FAMILY PERFORMANCES AS PART OF THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL JANUARY 20–22, 2017: Explore the imaginative world of puppets and marionettes with a series of FREE family performances at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington) on Friday, January 20; Saturday, January 21; and Sunday, January 22, presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. The Puppet Festival runs January 19 through January 29 at venues throughout the city. For a complete
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THE I AM A GENTLEMAN FOUNDATION sponsored its ‘Tis the Season Give-A-Way on Christmas Eve, surprising seven new families at their homes for a third year. Departing from the Chicago Police Department’s 5th District (727 E. 111th St.), Foundation president Jermaine Lawrence Anderson and a team of police officers and young male students in the Foundation’s program delivered gift packages of toys, clothes, and a holiday meal to families throughout the Chicagoland area exhibiting critical need. The Foundation’s mission is to direct young men toward healthy lifestyles, marketable skills, successful careers, and well balanced relationships. schedule of performances, visit chica- 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, IL Orleans to tell the story of Louis 60602. gopuppetfest.org. Armstrong’s complex relationship with his hometown. The exhibit will LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE coincide with the 100th anniversary DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS: Dame Myra MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE of his first professional gig at Henry Hess Memorial Concerts feature solo 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF Ponce’s in New Orleans in 1915. and ensemble performances of classi- TRUMPETER’S FIRST PROFES- The 100th anniversary of this historic cal music that showcase emerging SIONAL GIG: In an unprecedented engagement will be celebrated in this performers held year round in Preston collaboration, the Louis Armstrong exhibit in New Orleans at the Old Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural House Museum in New York City U.S. Mint and will remain on exhibit Center. These ONGOING concerts and the Louisiana State Museum in through January 2017. For more intake place on Wednesdays, 12:15 New Orleans have partnered on the formation, go to LouisArmstrongp.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center, exhibit: Satchmo: His Life in New House.org.
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Businesses receive Macarthur Foundation Grants Award Caps A Successful Six Months The Greater Chatham Initiative (GCI), a collaboration aimed at rejuvenating four of Chicago’s south side neighborhoods, has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The funds, part of $11.6 million awarded by the Foundation, will help spur economic development in lowincome communities —Chatham, Auburn Gresham, Greater Grand Crossing and Avalon Park — by attracting and growing local businesses to create jobs for residents and attract and retain homeowners.
“We are deeply indebted to the MacArthur Foundation for its generous gift,” said Nedra Sims-Fears, Greater Chatham Initiative executive director. “For metropolitan Chicago to prosper, it needs Greater Chatham to be healthy, vital and to continue its engagement in vigorous regional economic activity. This award will help us push that work forward.” Greater Chatham boasts almost $1 billion in annual sales from its Business Services and Headquarters, Transportation, Distribution and Logistics, Fabricated Metals,
LIFE ORGANICS PROVIDES customer service during Greater Chatham Initiative’s ‘Shop Local’ launch. Greater Chatham Initiative Executive Director Nedra Fears visits to support local businesses.
WILLIAMS’ HYDRO PLANT provides year ‘round customer service and quality plants. The Greater Chatham Initiative’s ‘Shop Local’ continues throughout the year. Food Manufacturing and Business- with the expectations that as Greater hood businesses to participate in to-Consumer clusters. Our goal,” Chatham based businesses grow and the national Small Business Satursays Executive Director Sims- Fears, prosper they can employ local resi- day program “is to enhance these communities as dents and create wealth for the next • Working toward decreasing places of opportunity.” economy.” youth violence Chatham, one of the oldest, most The first six-months of this ‘new • Creating a next-economy civic stable and storied African-American approach’ was marked by a number infrastructure that connects comneighborhoods, has been affected by of achievements: munity residents and businesses the mortgage foreclosure crisis, an • Awarding of the MacArthur with regional stakeholders in fluid, aging homeowner population and Foundation grant flexible and innovative networks. the in-migration of a lower-income, • We have a place to unfreeze the The Greater Chatham Initiative lower-skilled population looking for housing market in Greater Chatham group has a well-researched 90higher-quality housing options and • Improving the 79th Street Corri- page Plan that spells out the 16 better quality of life. In response, dor between Greenwood Avenue strategies needed to achieve systemthe GCI has developed what it de- and State Street wide changes in Greater Chatham. scribes as “...a new approach to • Assembling 39 Chatham and For more information visit www.comprehensive local development, Greater Grand Crossing neighbor- greaterchathaminitiative.org
Assessor recovers $20M from erroneous exemptions Would-be lost money is returned to taxpayers for schools and other local needs The Cook County Assessor’s Office has reached a new milestone in its recovery of revenue from erroneous exemptions. Since the Erroneous Exemptions Unit was instituted by Assessor Joseph Berrios, $20.6 million has now been collected. All recovered revenue is always returned directly to school districts and other community taxing bodies. The Unit has been operating only since 2013, after Assessor Berrios conceived legislation and spearheaded a bipartisan effort to pass and sign into law the Erroneous Homestead Exemption Program. The results show how effective the Unit is: $38.1 million billed in three-and-ahalf years ($20.6M collected, $17.5 being pursued). The Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) has placed $4.2M in liens on debtor properties; 835 liens are now recorded, accumulating interest at 1.5% per month. “We will not rest on our laurels,” said Assessor Berrios. “Just a few months ago, we were congratulated for collecting $18.6 million from erwww.chicagocrusader.coM
Assessor Joseph Berrios roneous exemptions. But we keep moving and have added another $2 million. I’m proud of what our staff has done since my plan became our plan. These dedicated men and women continue to work very hard.” All investigations and collections
are completed at no cost to taxpayers because the Erroneous Exemptions Unit is self-sustaining. Its impact will be felt for years as the savings live on annually because the exemptions are no longer in place. Further, CCAO projects erroneous exemption revenue to total another $6.5M in Fiscal Year 2017. Writing on behalf of the Office of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, County Budget Director Tanya Anthony said last month, “The Erroneous Exemption Recovery Program has been one of the shining examples of operational effectiveness at the County. The program’s self-sustainability is a model we strive to implement with other programs countywide.” Just months after taking office, Assessor Berrios in 2011 made a priority of examining past practices which he believed resulted in inappropriate exemptions being undetected for years. In 2012, he worked with the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation allowing CCAO to go after erroneous exemption money. Approximately 40,000 Pro-
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perty Index Numbers (PINs) have been investigated to date. “The communities are entitled to this money and are thrilled to receive it. But the pleasure is all ours because to recover millions of dollars for taxpayers is a very satisfying aspect among the Assessor’s Office responsibilities. At a time when schools and municipalities struggle with budget issues, it is helpful for this money to go back to serving the community,” Assessor Berrios added. A person is allowed to have exemptions (property tax deductions) on only the home that is his or her primary residence. CCAO recoups funds from those who have improperly received homeowner, senior, disabled persons or disabled veteran exemptions. The self-sustaining operation of the Cook County Assessor’s Office Erroneous Exemptions Unit is in keeping with State of Illinois law. The statute mandates that salaries and investigative costs for this special unit be covered from penalties and interest added to tax dollars
originally not paid due to inappropriate exemptions received. “I think the success of the law shows how much it was needed,” Assessor Berrios observed. “Previously, there was nothing in place to get back the money unfairly received from exemptions or deter this from happening in the future. Communities know we’re on the case as future loss of their revenue is prevented by permanently removing these erroneous exemptions,” he added. Any taxpayer billed for erroneous exemptions may request a hearing before an administrative law judge. If a bill is not paid after 30 days, CCAO sends out a second notice prior to a lien being placed on the home. “If taxpayers are receiving an erroneous exemption or know of those who are, they should come forward and notify our office,” Berrios said. “I want to make sure everyone pays only his or her fair share of property taxes. No more and no less.” Taxpayers may anonymously report erroneous exemptions at http://whistleblowing.cookcountyassessor.com/.
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Moraine Valley president featured in Legendary Leadership video series Dr. Sylvia M. Jenkins is the President of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL. Moraine Valley is the second largest community college in Illinois with a student body of 36,000. Jenkins is one of four community college presidents nationwide featured in the launch of the Legendary Leadership video project. The videos, produced by Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, feature Ferris’ Doctorate in Community College Leadership (DCCL) program, and are a series of intimate conversations with eminent current and retired community college presidents, highly regarded for their leadership contributions. In an extensive interview, Dr. Jenkins shared wisdom and experiences she has had throughout her journey to the presidency. The topics discussed in her interview range from the unique challenges of women and minority leaders, to leading during a crisis, and advice she would give aspiring presidents. She also shared her personal story of growing up in rural Louisiana and the path she took to Moraine Valley where she was first hired as a part-time librarian in 1986. Dr. Jenkins became the college’s fifth president in 2012. “People should seize opportunities as they present themselves,” she said. “There’s no way to plan for this job, but you prepare yourself for the opportunities that will come your way, so you are ready when they do. Don’t limit yourself. Work hard. Show people you can do a good job, and good things will happen for you.” Dr. Jenkins also addressed the proverbial “glass ceiling,” stating that it does still exist – even in higher education. She encourages women to get involved, be at the table and have a voice. She also advises women to look for people who want to encourage them, in-
cluding male colleagues who want to give their support and guidance. Believing her role is not any more important than any other at the college, she is most proud of the relationships she has built with people on campus. Despite the challenges community colleges face daily, she has congenial relationships with the four collective bargaining units at the college and praises the collaboration among the executive leadership team and board of directors she inherited. “When you walk into this job, you think you know what you’re walking into, but honestly that perception has changed over the years,” she said. “Any decision I make impacts someone, so I take that very seriously. I believe in helping and growing people here.” Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, initiated the
Dr. Sylvia Jenkins Legendary Leadership project because community colleges are America’s gateway to opportunity and are often led by visionaries.
Roberta Teahen, associate provost and director of Ferris’ DCCL program, considers the video series to be vital. “We believe it is essential to capture what they’ve learned so it can be passed on to the next generation of leaders,” she said. “They have been extraordinarily open, honest and authentic in their interviews, and that’s what makes them so compelling.” Jenkins began her career at Moraine Valley as a part time adjunct librarian in 1986. By 1995 she was appointed the Department Chair of the Library. She has served in a number of positions as a faculty member, including assistant dean of the Center for Teaching and Learning which she is credited with establishing, and as Director of the Library. She was vice president of Academic Affairs until her selection as President of Moraine Valley Community College in 2012.
Her career has included service on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Library System, and with the Network of Illinois Learning Resources, a consortium of community colleges in Illinois. She also served on the founding board of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois. Jenkins earned her Ph.D in Education and Human Resource Studies with a specialization in Community College Leadership from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. She and her husband Craig have four daughters, and five grandchildren. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Chicago Alumnae Chapter. To view the videos, visit http://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/administration/academicaffairs/extend edinternational/ccleadership/legendaryleadership/index.htm.
THIRTY MORAINE VALLEY Community College students were recognized at the Nursing Recognition Ceremony. After four tireless semesters of work, 30 Moraine Valley Community College students were celebrated at the Nursing Recognition Ceremony in mid-December. The ceremony recognized fall graduates and also acknowledged 13 students who were inducted into the Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society, the Gamma Pi chapter for associate degree nurses. The highlight of the ceremony was the nursing faculty pinning their students. “After a very competitive and challenging program, this is a symbolic welcoming into nursing,” said LoShay Willis, assistant dean of Career Programs. “Now they can sit for the board exams, which they have to pass to earn the registered nurse credential.” Moraine Valley President Dr. Sylvia Jenkins addressed the nursing students, who were clad in white; later, some of the graduates discussed their community project, working at Elsie’s Pantry in Palos Hills.
Bridgeport Art Center curator to show work at Concordia-Chicago Ferguson Gallery The Ferguson Art Gallery at Concordia University Chicago presents “Shadow, Fires and Thresholds: Imaginary Landscapes by Lelde Kalmite” from Jan. 9 to Feb. 19. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Lelde Kalmite has exhibited her work throughout the Midwest and in Latvia since earning an MFA from the University of Chicago. She currently serves as curator at the Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago, and is the founding director and board president of the Global Society for Latvian Art, a nonprofit dedicated to studying and preserving 20th-centu- ABOVE, A PAINTING by Lelde Kalmite that will be part of an exry Latvian diaspora artworks. Kal- hibit at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, from January mite’s imaginary landscapes may be 9 to February 19. The exhibit is free and open to the public. 10
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interpreted in a number of ways. “Some include references to recognizable subjects such as smoke, water, fire, stars, clouds. While none of them include human subjects, they do depict results of human action, such as oil fires in the desert, forest fires, fires on the water resulting from oil drilling accidents,” said Kalmite. “Some of these paintings are almost purely abstract, but convey emotional states derived from their tonality and composition. The palette is quite dark, with vivid contrasts in red/orange, the colors of fire.” A reception will be held in the
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gallery on Sunday, Jan. 22, from 2-4 p.m., with an artist’s talk at 3 p.m. The Ferguson Art Gallery is located in Kretzmann Hall at Concordia University Chicago, 7400 Augusta St., River Forest, IL. The gallery is directed by BettyAnn Mocek, professor of art at CUC and prominent Chicago artist, educator and arts advocate. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit CUChicago.edu/experience/arts/visualarts/ferguson-gallery or call 708209-3013. www.chicagocrusader.com
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THE BOOKWORM SEZ Fences lives up to hype as a great tribute to the late August Wilson “My Life with Earth Wind & Fire”
By Maurice White with Herb Powell c.2016, Amistad $27.99 / $34.99 Canada 385 pages Your needs are very simple. Food, shelter, water. Those are the essentials, but then there are the things you need for yourself: family, good friends, a warm bed, a good book, and a place of welcome. You wouldn’t die without them, but those things spice your life. And if you were Maurice White, author of “My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire” (with Herb Powell), you’d add one more: music. Born in Memphis at a time when Jim Crow ruled the south, Maurice White was four years old when his mother told him that she needed to
go to Chicago to find a job. She left him with a friend who became White’s “Mama,” and who raised him with strength and wisdom. He was a quiet boy, a born introvert, but Mama taught him by example to love God, Mahalia, and Ray Charles, though he was in junior high when he fell “deep under the spell of music.” White and his best friend pulled together a band then, and one of the members encouraged White to find his spiritual core and think in different ways. At eighteen, not long before his Mama died of cancer, White headed for Chicago to live with his “Mother Dear,” his birth mother, who’d remarried and was raising six children. She offered him a place to stay, but he wanted to be his own man; he also wanted to emulate his stepfather and attend medical school, but music had such an allure that he told “Dad” that he’d been called to a different vocation. White became “a sponge” to soak up all he could learn about the music business. By early 1970, he knew what kind of music he wanted to play.
The movie “Fences” is in theaters everywhere, and I have previously written about this movie, which is an initiative by Awardwinning actor Denzel Washington to bring the late playwright August Wilson’s work to the big
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(Continued on page 13) DENZEL WASHINGTON AND Viola Davis as Troy and Rose Maxson share a lighter moment in “Fences.” The couple love each other immensely, but eventually hit a couple of rough spots in the film directed by Washington. screen. the baby he had through an affair. and the inability of Black civil ser“Fences” is a 1983 play by Wilson The teenage son whose name is vants to get ahead, among other that is set in the 1950s in Pittsburgh. Corey is played by Jovan Adepo, things. The movie comes at you in It is the sixth play in Wilson’s ten- and the wife Rose is played by Viola some cases with lightning speed, part “Pittsburgh Cycle” that explores Davis. Other actors include Mykelti meaning that the dialogue is fast the Black experience, while examining Williamson, Russell Hornsby and and long sometimes, since it’s race relations, among other themes. Stephen Henderson in their respec- based upon a play. Nevertheless, all The plot centers around Washington, tive Broadway roles. actors are fantastic in sharing a stowho plays a former baseball player The movie is fantastic, in that it ry of a man who has felt cheated named Troy Maxson who creates ten- reaches across many themes of Black out of some things in life and who sion in his family when he denies his life: father-son strife; husband-wife only wants the best for his son. teenage son’s dream of playing col- relationship; a mother’s love for her However, this “best” for his son lege football and comes home with son; infidelity; death; mental illness doesn’t coincide with what his son wants, and Rose is committed to protecting her son, even if it means that she’s challenging Troy to change his ways. As I watched the movie, I thought of Wilson and the play as I remembered seeing it. “Fences” can be rough going at times, especially when I felt that Rose was being mistreated. But she holds strong, and Troy’s shocking revelation and the ensuing events will give you pause. The movie is good through and through, and it’s playing everywhere.
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“PURPLE RAIN” WAS the pre-opening film with after party during the 2016 Black Harvest Film Festival. It’s good that the festival has received additional support for the 2017 event. The festival brings many national and international films to downtown Chicago, as well as great Chicago-based films during the Made in Chicago feature. Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
Gene Siskel Film Center receives $10,000 grant to support Black Harvest Film Fest The National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $30 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is (Continued on page 13) www.chicagocrusader.com
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Institutions Present A Conversation About Race And Social Justice With Sybrina Fulton And Tracy Martin, Parents Of Trayvon Martin This February, the Chicago Humanities Festival, DuSable Museum of African American History, and the Chicago Urban League will present Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the mother and father of Trayvon Martin, for an intimate two-night discussion about the life of their son, the process of grieving in the national spotlight, their efforts to see justice served, and how they coped when justice was denied. Not a day passes in America where Trayvon Martin’s name is not evoked. For many, Martin’s death at the hands of an armed neighborhood vigilante is the definitive miscarriage of justice in our time, one that sparked a renewed, national conversation on equity and justice for people of color in America. Tickets for both events go on sale January 4th. “The Chicago Humanities Festival is pleased to welcome Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin for a discussion about the life of their son and what he has come to mean for so many people here in Chicago and across the country,” says Phillip Bahar, Executive Director of the Chicago Humanities Festival. “They have handled the tragedy of their son’s death with grace and we appreciate their willingness to share their unique wisdom.” Five years after Trayvon’s tragic death, his parents are touring the country with their memoir, Rest In
Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, a reflection on the personal tragedy behind their son’s death and the political transformations he — and they — inspired. “We are pleased and honored to host this important and timely event. The DuSable is the nation’s oldest independent African American History museum whose mission is to educate, enlighten and promote dialogue on issues affecting our community, and today that mission is more important than ever. The killing of Trayvon Martin and the story of his family’s strength and courage is a central part of this dialogue and exemplifies African Americans’ ongoing struggle for justice and equality in America” said Perri Irmer, President and CEO of the DuSable Museum. “The Chicago Urban League is honored to lend its voice to such a critical conversation,” said Shari Runner, President and CEO. “As we honor the life of Trayvon, we are also presented with a unique opportunity to highlight the racial prejudice and inequality that continues to promulgate countless instances of injustice against people of color in Chicago and across the country.” One conversation will be held in the Loop at First United Methodist Church and another will be held at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Washington Park. A TalkBack and book signing
(Continued from page 12) an Art Works grant of $10,000 to the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in support of its Black Harvest Film Festival. The Art Works category focuses on the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. “The arts are for all of us, and by supporting organizations such as the Gene Siskel Film Center, the National Endowment for the Arts is providing more opportunities for the public to engage with the arts,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. “Whether in a theater, a town square, a museum, or a hospital, the arts are everywhere and make our lives richer.” “We are delighted that the NEA has approved the Gene Siskel Film Center for a grant in the amount of $10,000 for the Black Harvest Film Festival. We are very grateful for their support and the endorsement of our work. We look forward to presenting the 23rd Annual Black Harvest Film Festival [in
2017], a program that showcases emerging and established filmmakers from the African Diaspora and attracts audiences from throughout the Midwest,” said Jean de St. Aubin, the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Executive Director. The Black Harvest Film Festival is the Midwest’s largest- and longest- running Black film festival and the Gene Siskel Film Center’s most vibrant annual showcase featuring provocative films that tell stories, spark lively discussions, and address issues relating to the experiences from the African Diaspora. Black Harvest features Chicago premieres, filmmaker appearances, panel discussions, and special events. Presented are more than 50 features, documentaries and shorts, including a number connected to Chicago, affirming the city’s role as a vital center for independent filmmaking. Supporting the Film Center’s ongoing mission to present inclusive and insightful programming, Black Harvest will be presented August 4-31, 2017. For more information about this year’s Black Harvest Film Festival, visit http://www.siskelfilmcenter.-
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Trayvon Martin will follow each program. Tickets are available here: Thursday, February 16, First United Methodist Church, 67:15PM • Tickets on sale to CHF members now, tickets on sale to general public January 12 • Visit Chicagohumanities.org or by calling (312) 494-9509 Friday, February 17, DuSable Museum of African American History, 6-7:15PM • Tickets on sale to general public now
org/blackharvest. For more information on projects included in the NEA grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news. About the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Since 1972, the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has presented cutting edge cinema to an annual audience of 80,000. The Film Center’s programming includes annual film festivals that celebrate diverse voices and international cultures, premieres of trailblazing work by today’s independent filmmakers, restorations and revivals of essential films from cinema history, and insightful provocative discussions with filmmakers and media artists. Altogether, the Film Center hosts more than 1,600 screenings and 200 filmmaker appearances every year. The Film Center was renamed the Gene Siskel Film Center in 2000 after the late, nationally celebrated film critic, Gene Siskel. Visit www.siskelfilmcenter.org to learn more and find out what’s playing today.
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George Saunders • Visit dusablemuseum.org/events or by calling (773) 947-0600 George Saunders Thursday, March 2, Music Box Theatre 3733 N. Southport Acclaimed writer George Saunders discusses his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo with CHF Misty Copeland Thursday, March 23, First United Methodist Church 77 W. Washington Copeland discusses her journey to ballet’s biggest stages with broadcast journalist Robin Robinson About The DuSable Museum of African American History The DuSable Museum of African American History is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the country. The DuSable Museum is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate. For more information on the Museum and its programs, please call 773-947-0600 or visit us at www.dusablemuseum.
Misty Copeland About the Chicago Humanities Festival At Chicago Humanities Festival, we believe that humanity thrives when people gather, connect and open themselves to ideas that go beyond their individual experience. That’s why for more than 25 years, CHF has been curating live events that give audiences the opportunity to connect with thinkers-both established and emerging and see the world differently. Under the leadership of Executive Director Phillip Bahar, Thoma Artistic Director Jonathan Elmer, and Associate Artistic Director Alison Cuddy, CHF is one of Chicago’s most vibrant civic institutions. Join us and celebrate the social life of ideas. chi cagohumanities.org. About the Chicago Urban League Established in 1916, the Chicago Urban League works for economic, educational and social progress for African Americans and promotes strong sustainable communities through advocacy, collaboration and innovation. For more information, visit www.thechicagourbanleague.org.
THE BOOKWORM SEZ (Continued from page 12) He’d been a bandleader before, and he was eager to do it again. An astrologer had even handed him a “piece to my puzzle,” an astrological chart was filled with “‘only fire, air, and earth signs’.” Which brings us to page 77, almost the quarter-point of this memoir. That means “My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire” is one very wordy book. That’s not to say it’s bad – at least not the first half of it, anyhow. The late author Maurice White (with Herb Powell) tells of Jim Crow from the point of view of a child, of the Civil Rights movement, and what it was like in the early days of Mo-
town, Chess Records, and a new kind of rock & roll. Because White and Powell are so casual in their storytelling, those memories feel like a conversation with readers. At roughly the part where White switches gears musically, so does the book. There’s where we get a lot of detail about the band, players, gigs, and such – valuable info if you can follow along. Musical mud, if you can’t. Therefore, the audience for this book, I think, is with a professional musician or a die-hard EW&F fan. Pass on it, if you’re not – but if you are, “My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire” could be elemental.
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PUSH fast becoming a high-tech, oratorical skilled hub for the South Side By Chinta Strausberg It’s no longer the best kept secret in town. The PUSH Excel is fast becoming the hub of a high-tech,
athletically,” said Wilson. “Even athletes must learn STEM and oratory skills because they too speak publicly…,” she said. “PUSH Excel is fast becoming the hub for so-
of CISCO Telecommunications, and the finalists will then participate in person on March 25th in Detroit,” Hill explained. In Detroit the students will be
Zyon Nichols, second place, and Thandi Samuels, third place. For the 9th through 12th grade on the fourth level, the winners were: Alexis Ford, first place, and
Tajohanae Ashcraft, second place. And the last of the winners were: Rebecca Reid, first place, Tajohnae Ashcraft was second place winner and Zachary Love won third place.
SMILING FACES ENJOYED the excitement of competition and came away winners at the PUSH Excel Oratorical competition. oratorical skills center for youth who many times are granted college scholarships. And it’s happening at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters at 930 E. 50th St. PUSH is headed by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. who travels throughout the nation urging people to register and vote, and fighting social justice issues. He recently appointed Rev. Dr. Janette Wilson, who is also a lawyer, as the PUSH for Excellence national education director, and Cook County Judge Stanley L. Hill, Sr. to educate and whet the intellectual appetites of students, especially those whose schools are not challenging them academically. In offering a holistic approach to piquing the academic interest of the youth, Judge Hill is now in charge of the PUSH Excel oratorical training and competitions which were begun by the late Ora Lee Saunders. As national education director Rev. Wilson has added the Science Technology/Engineering and Math (STEM) component which is taught by Martin Pieters. He teaches Robotics and also enters students into national competitions. “PUSH is pushing our students for excellence academically and 14
cial justice and academic excellence. We are training leaders.” In late December PUSH Excel, in partnership with the Illinois Judicial Council, the LAB Accelerated Learning Centers (Detroit, Michigan) and Allstate Insurance, held an oratorical contest involving 40 students ranging from kindergarten to high school. A string of Cook County judges evaluated the students’ presentations. “We were very pleased with our competition, with the performance of the children,” said Judge Hill. Referring to the oratorical competition, dubbed the “Spirit Within us—The Measure of an Individual,” held at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters recently, Hill said “it was a stellar success.” The competition included 25 Chicago students and 15 from Detroit. The next competition will be April 22, 2017 at PUSH. “Because we collaborated with Lab Accelerated Learning Centers in Detroit, we are preparing to participate in their competition which will be held in Detroit on March 17, 18 and 25, 2017. “We will have elimination rounds on March 17th and 18th via teleconferencing with the help
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asked to read “Up From Slavery” by Booker T. Washington and write a two-page essay, discuss the book then memorize it and present it in the March competition. Ultimately, Judge Hill said they would roll out their oratorical program nationally beginning in six cities —- Chicago, Detroit, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Jacksonville, and Atlanta. When asked why he works so hard in this program, Judge Hill laughed and quoted Rev. Jackson’s comment about him. “He said I am obsessed.” Hill added, “I do this because somebody did it for me when I was a youngster.” Hill began his oratorical skills at the age of four participating in church programs. The winners of the recent PUSH Excel’s oratorical competition were: (Kindergarten-3rd grade) Carleigh Lewis, first place, Leilani Jenkins, 2nd place, and Faith Jenkins, third place’s.
De La Salle Institute to Hold Entrance Exam On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 8 am, De La Salle Institute will be holding its entrance exam for the young women and men who are interested in becoming members of the Class of 2021. The entrance exam will take place at the Institute Campus at 3434 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Students are asked to bring the $25 test fee along with two No. 2 pencils. Calculators are not allowed. For more information, please contact De La Salle’s Director of Admissions, John Brogan, at (312) 842-7355 ext. 147 or broganj@dls.org. De La Salle Institute is an inde-
pendent Catholic secondary school rooted in the tradition of Christian Education begun by St. John Baptist de La Salle. Founded in 1889, its mission has been, and is, to foster a desire for excellence in education. Young people from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds are given the opportunity to fully develop their abilities so they may be active, contributing members of our complex changing society. De La Salle – Institute Campus for Young Men, is located at 3434 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60616. De La Salle – Lourdes Hall Campus for Young Women, is located at 1040 W. 32nd Pl., Chicago, IL 60608. www.dls.org
In the 4th, 5th and 6th grade levels, the winners were: Nelson Simmons, first place, Zyire Nichols, second place, and Rutherford Simmons third place. Winners in the 7th and 8th grade levels were: Rian Baker, first place, Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking By Effie Rolfe Look to the Son. “…I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.” (Psalm 121.1) This theme came to mind when I looked at a plant in my house and recalled observing that no matter where I put the plant it would always lean in the direction of the sun. Of course, we know that all plantation and human species need this great natural light for nourishment and growth. If we must have natural light to survive, how much more are we in need of the spiritual light and life of God’s son, Jesus Christ? I believe that physical nourishment is not sufficient for a healthy life, we also have spiritual needs. Too often we try and fill life’s void with external sources that can only be supplied by and through God’s love. No amount of drugs, people, places or things can ever take the place that our heavenly Father has specifically designed
for you. Just as your natural parents adore you, His love runs amazingly deeper than you could ever imagine. The minute we become aware of this, I believe the journey of living your best life begins. As we walk in 2017, let us lean more and more to the Lord’s ways and desires. With so many unprecedented things bombarding daily, we desperately need God’s wisdom, direction and protection each day and in every way (Proverbs 3:5-6). It’s ok to ask, Lord what would you have me to do…? According to Jeremiah 29:11, God wants the best for your life. His plan is to prosper you and not to harm you to give you a hope and a future. Let’s forever keep our eyes on his love, mercy, grace and salvation. Be it your career, family, friends, ministry, education or business everything that concerns you should be in alignment with God’s will and purpose pertaining to your destiny. The best way
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to get started is to simply ask and believe. Prayer is a simple conversation between you and your number one advocate, Jesus Christ. It will surprise you what happens when you have faith in a God that loves you and wants to bless you more than eyes have seen, ears have heard and more than you have ever imagined (1 Corinthians 2:9). Interestingly, here are a few facts about God’s natural light—the sun is to rule by day and the moon by night. The sun is reported as being the largest star among millions within the Milky Way. The sun lies at the heart of the solar system, where it is by far the largest object. It holds 99.8 percent of the solar system’s mass and is roughly 109 times the diameter of the Earth — about one million Earths could fit inside the sun. The intricate design of God’s handiwork bursts forth through this brilliant—bronze—celestial body of light that so generously
provides beauty, daylight, health and happiness. Oh what great love the Father has for you. Now, think about it…God created the sun to light the world, yet the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me is the light of the world (John 3:16; 8:12). As you move into this year, believe that God will keep you and is waiting to give you clear directions for his plan and purpose concerning your best life. Also, know that He will keep you safe and warm. Trust God and lean to His Son…? ©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her on twitter.com/effiedrolfe Listen to her show daily on urbanpraiseradio.org (2015 Stellar Award Winner for Best Internet Radio Station)
The Crusader Gospel Corner Congratulations to Maywood born and raised, Syreeta Thompson, known as “The Trumpet Lady,” who is up for another Stellar Award. Syreeta is often referred to as one of the greatest brass musicians of our time. She is also a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and she holds a Master’s Degree in film scoring, jazz composition, and arranging. She has also skillfully written six curriculums for the East Orange School District and is a Master Music Educator with the New Jersey Education Association. Her latest album “Winner” was
features including Grammy nominated singer, Hezekiah Walker’s Love fellowship Praise team. Music fans have been singing the praises of Syreeta Thompson for over a decade. She has been known to share the stage with other gospel greats such as Hezekiah Walker and Dorinda Clark-Cole and recently Syreeta was a featured artist on Dr. Bobby Jones’ Gospel Industry Retreat. Her accomplishments have also earned her a position as the Director of Arts Education for Dorinda Clark Cole’s Singers and Musician’s Conference, a renowned musical convention that inspires and instructs thousands of ministers and performers each year. Syreeta is currently on a promotional tour that includes live performances, promoting the arts, and music education. Tour dates and locations are announced on Syreeta’s Instagram page. “Winner” is available for download on Amazon, iTunes, and all other major media distribution. To learn more about Syreeta visit www.TrumpetLady.com. ***
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On January 6th Christ Universal Temple will have their annual Burning Bowl Service at 7 p.m. The Burning Bowl Experience is when a letter to God is written by every individual attending the service of things you want to bring into your life for the new year. A list of things one does not want in
believe therefore I am.” “I just believe what The Word says,” shared Green.
their life gets written down and placed in the “Burning Bowl.”
Memphis, Tennessee. When the singing preacher gave his first sermon in 1976, the message was “I
Senior Minister Rev. Dr. Derrick Wells looks forward to his congregation and visitors learning how to forgive, release the past, and embrace the new good God has for you. Christ Universal is located 11901 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago.
Gun violence halts traditional Black Watch Service in Chicago?
*** Congratulations to soul singer and preacher, Rev. Al Green, who
Rev. Al Green recently celebrated 40 years as a Pastor. The popular R&B Singer gave us classics including Love and Happiness, Tired of Being Alone, Let’s Stay Together, Call Me and Here I Am Baby. Some of his gospel classics include Everything Is Gonna Be Alright, The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow and Soul Survivor. Green has pastored the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in
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Break Code of Silence in 2017 By Chinta Strausberg As we headed into the New Year, Chicago’s homicide rate in 2016 reached 788, with 4,354 shot. Could this escalation of gun violence, mostly on the South and West Sides of Chicago, be the reason why some African American churches did not offer their New Year’s Eve Watch
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Service that is traditionally held to pray in the New Year? The extreme level of gun violence in Chicago is now affecting the lives of Black Christians who look forward to being in church as the clock strikes midnight. The Watch Service is a generations old cultural tradition that offers the hope of spiritual renewal and peace of mind. Cowardly shooters have managed to destroy the hallowed tradition, and I do so resent that. For those who do not know what Watch Night Service is, the custom among African Americans of being in church to pray in the new year, began on December 31, 1862. These meetings were once known as “Freedom’s Eve.” Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. calls the Watch Services “a big deal” because on that night slaves and free Blacks gathered in churches and homes across America, waiting to see if the Emancipation Proclamation had become law. When the clock struck midnight on January 1, 1863, all slaves in the Confederate states were declared legally free. Upon hearing the much awaited news, Blacks began to pray and literally have church, thanking God for their freedom. (Continued on page 16)
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Gun violence halts traditional Black Watch Service . . . (Continued from page 15) In modern times, in some churches, it is a day of commitment for the new year, a time for the setting of religious objectives, and for thanking God just for being alive; in 2016, it is a sort of “how we got over,” given the gun violence that is suffocating this city. Watch Service is a African American tradition that is slowly fading away, all because of gun toting cowards who have no regard for human life and who kill people over control of street corners that don’t belong to them, and control vacant lots that are for economic development, but have been transformed into dope dens. The unrelenting gun violence has frayed our nerves and altered our lives. Those of us who can walk or take our children to school and pick them up, that is if we are that lucky, feel blessed. But for those of us who can’t, we pray that our children make it home safely alone. Yes, I resent that too, for our children deserve to exist in a safe environment free from fear of gun violence…gun violence that is fast becoming the norm in so many communities. For 2017, I pray that the New Year will not be filled with the sound of gunfire. I pray that fewer people will be shot an/or killed. I pray that no bullets will pierce the bodies of our children. I pray that those in the community who
NEW YEARS EVE did not always signal party time in the African American community. In the late 1800s, for many African Americans December 31 was a prayerful time, as they sat in church and awaited news that the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed by Lincoln. It was on this historical note that the tradition of a New Year’s Eve watch service began in the African American church. Today’s congregations praise, and ask for God’s favor in the coming year. know the identity of these more housing torn down in American community as a cowardly shooters will these “endangered communi- whole. How long do you BREAK THE CODE OF ties,” more African Ameri- think our leaders will allow SILENCE and turn in those cans displaced OUT OF these shootings and killings to who are destroying our com- THE CITY OF CHICA- go on without taking some munities. I pray that our com- GO, and more schools clos- drastic action—action that munities will once again be ing. It’s called gentrification, will probably be objected to thriving, safe havens for our where the decrepit neighbor- by civil rights leaders…but it children where they can play hoods are nursed back to will come? It has to, since in the parks unafraid. flourishing communities in nothing else has worked. For 2017, I pray that peace which Blacks cannot afford to I prayed as the clock ticked will prevail—peace, some- live, and the only ones to near midnight that peace will prevail for 2017 and that the thing that doesn’t cost us a blame are us Black folks!!!! cent except goodwill towards Peace will come to Chicago body count ceases to climb in men. If we don’t get a decrease at the expense of a few African the county morgue. I am in this violence, we will see Americans or to the African praying for PEACE.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) in some work to turn this city around, especially when it comes to violence. Aaron Smith
Emanuel is showing us what he thinks of Black people Dear Edtor: Since Donald Trump was elected several weeks ago there has been a lot of talk about sanctuary cities. Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a big speech and announced that despite Trump’s plan to deport millions upon millions of people in the U.S. illegally, Chicago will not help immigration officials find or deport these people. Of course, the Trump plan is the opposite of what outgoing President Obama did. When we look at Emanuel’s speech, it seems noble and 16
the right thing to do, on the surface. However, when we think about it for a minute, it is pretty clear Emanuel is doing nothing more than pandering to the Latino voting bloc. When we think of immigrant issues, I think most of us think about Spanish-speaking people. Whether they come from Central America, Cuba or Mexico, immigrants for so many of us equate to Latinos. Emanuel realizes that he is still extremely unpopular among Black voters. For him, the logical thing to do is to court the city’s Latinos. When the mayor took his sanctuary city stance, did you see people from Haiti or Africa standing with him? I didn’t. The only way to stand with the mayor at a news conference is to get invited to do so. Does the lack of presence of people from the continent, and Haiti signal sanctuary does-
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not apply to them? So with the appointment of a Latino to replace a Black person on the Chicago Board of Education and this big pronouncement on remaining a sanctuary city, Emanuel seems to be writing off the Black community for the 2019 election. We can’t forget that when he recently named a new city clerk it was a Latino woman. To pour salt in the African-American community’s wound, the mayor chose another Hispanic woman to lead the Office of Legislative Counsel and Government Affairs. Until that appointment, the wise money was on an African-American woman who was the deputy to the woman named clerk. Appointing an African American would have made a lot of sense, unless one is trying to hoodwink the Latino community into believing he re-
ally cares about them. He cares they have votes to help keep him in office, nothing more. Trying to figure out why Black aldermen aren’t making more noise about our people suddenly being ignored for appointments is above my pay grade. The silence by the socalled Black activists of this pattern tells me what has long been rumored and whispered around the city, and that is the vast majority of Black folks making a ruckus are secretly compensated by Rahm’s people. It makes a lot of sense, otherwise why would they speak up on these issues. They jump up and down on police encounters but say nothing about what is going on in city hall. That is a clear sign they are being told what to focus on, and being rewarded when they do so. Adrian Wright
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P lSALE a i HOUSES FOR IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIBANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v s . UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; THE SOUTH COMMONS PHASE I C O N D O M I N I U M ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF IMPRE L. RICHARDSON; BETTY JEAN R I C H A R D S O N ; JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO IMPRE L. RICHARDSON, DECEASED; FLORA SMITH; ELLA SMITH; VANESSA WORTHINGTON; DAVID SMITH; WILLIAM SMITH; JOSE SMITH; PHILLIP S M I T H D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 13711 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 17-27-310-093-1085. Commonly known as 2921 South Michigan Avenue, Unit 208, Chicago, IL 60616. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-018586 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I710863
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006 MASTR A S S E T - B A C K E D SECURITIES TRUST 2006-HE5 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 6 - H E 5 ; P l a i n t i f f , v s . UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF V E R N A GRANDBERRY; STEPHEN GRANDBERRY, JR.; VICTOR GRANDBERRY; WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF STEPHEN GRANDBERRY, JR., IF ANY; U N K N O W N HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VICTOR GRANDBERRY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 15704 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 25-28-401-053-0000. Commonly known as 12315 South Yale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 WA15-0528. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I710854
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. P l a i n t i f f , v . S HILL POPE A/K/A S www.chicagocrusader.com A/K/A SHARRON POPE A/K/A S HILL, RAVEN D. BROWN A MCCOY A/K/A RAVEN B A/K/A LENA P
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v . JULIA ALBA, JUAN ALBA, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, I N C . D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 36285 9513 SOUTH AVENUE N CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9513 SOUTH AVENUE N, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-05-307-009-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with no garage.. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 9754. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 9754 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 12 CH 36285 TJSC#: 36-13867 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I710583 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v . CARLA FREEMAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, BRANDON WHITE,
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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHRISTIANA TRUST, A DIVISION OF WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE CSMC 2014-RPL4 TRUST, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2014-RPL4 P l a i n t i f f , v . ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF GLORIA M. BROCK, GLADYS WILLIAMS, AS HEIR OF GLORIA M. BROCK, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA M. BROCK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 17116 7637 S. MARSHFIELD Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 27, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 7637 S. MARSHFIELD, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-419-013-0000 Vol. 438. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $121,093.79. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-2611. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonbl u m b e r g . c o m Attorney File No. 15-2611 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 17116 TJSC#: 36-12759 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I710557
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (''FANNIE MAE''), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA P l a i n t i f f , v . LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 19, DAY OF APRIL 2004 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 132680, ROSEMARY PARNELL, AS HEIR OF EMMA PARNELL-WARD, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF EMMA PARNELL-WARD, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EMMA PARNELL-WARD, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 10531 9434 S. RACINE AVE. Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 31, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9434 S. RACINE AVE., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-331-024-0000 Vol. 450. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $84,694.50. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-2223. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonbl u m b e r g . c o m Attorney File No. 15-2223 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 10531 TJSC#: 36-12816 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I710510
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK N . A . P l a i n t i f f , v . UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANNIE M. ANDERSON, PAMELA JOHNSON, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANNIE M. ANDERSON (DECEASED) D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 002364 10224 S. PERRY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 8 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 2, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 6, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10224 S. PERRY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-09-428-024-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-01919. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC P l a i n t i f f , v . MARY R. HARDWICK A/K/A MARY H A R D W I C K D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 05512 444 WEST 100TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 8 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 5, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 31, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 444 WEST 100TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-09-314-012-0000. The real estate is improved with a red, brick, single family home, two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 2132. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 2132 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 15 CH 05512 TJSC#: 36-13506 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I710976
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , v . KELVIN L. PHIPPS A/K/A KELVIN P H I P P S , JUANITA RILEY-PHIPPS, SMITH-ROTHCHILD FINANCIAL C O M P A N Y , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 003419 8136 S. JUSTINE STREET CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 0 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 4, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 6, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8136 S. JUSTINE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-116-030-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-02776. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File
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No. 14-16-02776 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 003419 TJSC#: 36-13251 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I711168 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE A S S O C I A T I O N P l a i n t i f f , v . DOROTHY T ROGERS A/K/A DOROTHY T TAYLOR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 14283 9006 SOUTH MORGAN STREET CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 31, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 2, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9006 SOUTH MORGAN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-229-027-0000. The real estate is improved with a tan, brick, single family home, two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 10686. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 10686 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 15 CH 14283 TJSC#: 36-13451 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I711157
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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT A U T H O R I T Y P l a i n t i f f , v . REGINA THURSTON A/K/A REGINA E. THURSTON A/K/A REGINA ELAINE THURSTON, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. S/B/M TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., CITY OF CHICAGO D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 4977 9679 S LUELLA AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 7, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9679 S LUELLA AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-229-022-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home, 1 car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 7826. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 7826 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 15 CH 4977 TJSC#: 36-13207 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I711154
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v . WILLIE J. THOMAS D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 011987 7916 S. LOOMIS BLVD. CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 0 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 14, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7916 S. LOOMIS BLVD., CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-103-024-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-12761. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-12761 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 011987 TJSC#: 36-13884 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I710570
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC P l a i n t i f f , v . UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GEORGIA A. LANDFAIR AKA GEORGIA A N D F A I R , D CLAIMANTS Blacks Must control theirUNKNOWN own coMMunity A N D L F G A N D F A I R , D UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS A N D L AGAINST THE U HEIRS AND D GEORGIA L DECEASED, EMMA H WILLIAM BUTCHER, A REPRESENTATIVE OF G A. LANDFAIR A f e n d a n t s 1 CH 16570 8 S. Escanaba Ave C IL 60617
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L A N D F A I R , DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS A N D LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE O F GEORGIA A. LANDFAIR AKA GEORGIA L A N D F A I R , DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS A N D LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GEORGIA A. LANDFAIR AKA GEORGIA LANDFAIR, DECEASED, EMMA HUBERT, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF GEORGIA A. LANDFAIR AKA GEORGIA LANDFAIR, DECEASED D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 16570 8949 S. Escanaba Ave Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 17, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 21, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8949 S. Escanaba Ave, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-06-215-019-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $62,545.33. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 16570 TJSC#: 36-12373 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I711018
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N P l a i n t i f f , v . NIMAT Z. MUHAMMAD, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO, WINTRUST MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF BARRINGTON BANK & TRUST CO., NA Defendants 16 CH 00866 9400 S. Emerald Ave. Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 2, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 15, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 9400 S. Emerald Ave., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-323-024-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $146,963.41. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 00866 TJSC#: 36-14176 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I710653
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The Controversial Career of Rep. Monique Davis comes to Quiet End By J. Coyden Palmer Longtime state Rep. Monique Davis retired this week from office after filing the necessary paperwork on Dec. 23rd. Davis, 80, has been one of the longest serving Black politicians in Springfield in history. The South Side resident was first elected to office in the 27th District in 1987. Her retirement is effective immediately and has left some scratching their heads. Davis ran uncontested in her last election two months ago. The Democratic Committeemen in her area will now get to name her replacement. Davis’ district is a wide one. It encompasses areas which represent parts of Chicago neighborhoods like Beverly, Chatham, Morgan Park, Roseland, Washington Heights and West Pullman, in addition to portions of the south suburban communities of Alsip, Blue Island, Crestwood, Orland Park, Palos Heights and Robbins. A former teacher and administrator in the Chicago Public Schools, Davis spent much of her career trying to stave off cuts to CPS in Springfield. She had varying results. Davis was also one of the key Black legislators to bring
the Dan Ryan reconstruction project to light. The $825 million project was one of the biggest expressway rebuilds in history. Davis often confronted those who were against the project, even those within her own community who complained Black contractors were not getting a fair share of the construction jobs. At one such protest when demonstrators were threatening to put a halt to the project, she interrupted a press conference demonstrators were holding and asked them point blank, “so you mean to tell me you don’t want this project at all?” The project went on despite several protests that led to arrests and Davis summed it up at the time by saying that “you can’t please everyone I guess.” She also defended the amount of minority contracts that were being doled out. But Davis also had other incidents when her vote or actions seemed against the best interest of the community. Davis was one of several Black lawmakers who voted against the now three-year-old concealed carry law, which would have given her constituents, many of whom live in crime-ridden areas the constitutional right to protect themselves. She faced
State Rep. Monique Davis harsh criticism in May 2011 for flip-flopping on her vote. She had reportedly made promises to vote for the measure but changed her mind and voted no. “I’m from Chicago,” she told reporters after the vote. She went on to claim that the shooting of Chicago police officers was the reason she voted no, but could not explain how the shooting of cops by criminals had anything to
do with the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens in her districts. Davis also came under fire in two other incidents. She was accused of not paying rent at her political office and along with a male friend at the time took a statue without permission from Chicago State University and placed it in her office on west 95th street. In 2011, the city’s Board of Education alleged Davis had not paid rent to Chicago Public Schools for eight years, failed to pay taxes on her lease with the county for more than 20 years and had consistently fought eviction from a South Side office building that housed her legislative offices since 1988. She was sued for over $600,000 in back rent. The statue, which ironically was entitled ‘Defiance,’ showed the torture and indignities of slavery. It was purchased for $25,000 with taxpayer money in 2004 and was destined for display in the offices of the Student financial outreach center at Chicago State University. Davis’ friend Arnold Jordan, who at the time was the director of the office, said he found it in a warehouse on cam-
pus along with debris and took it to Davis’ office to protect it with CSU’s permission. The school denied giving permission and even went as far as sending campus police to Davis’s office to try to retrieve the artwork unsuccessfully. It led to a public dispute for months with Davis eventually relenting after receiving public backlash from citizens and CSU students. “It was not to decorate the office of Monique Davis. I was protecting it from being discarded and disrespected,” Davis said at the time. But the artwork, which weighed over 400 pounds, was indeed being displayed in her office, according to CSU officials at the time. Davis received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Chicago State. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Education and a master’s in Guidance and Counseling. Davis has two adult children along with grandchildren. The Crusader attempted to reach Davis for comment regarding her retirement on Jan. 4. She was not in her office and the person who answered the phone took a message, but our call was not returned at presstime.
Dr. Wilson to aid young entrepreneurs in 2017 By Chinta Strausberg As an extension of his humanitarian acts, the iconic Dr. Willie Wilson has plans in place to help young entrepreneurs go into business and grow including well beyond the boundaries of the United States. “We are going to China on January 4th. We got these young entrepreneurs” who are ready and anxious to start up their own business. “I am trying to figure out a way to get their products in the market. We have to work on empowerment with different companies around the world,” Dr. Wilson
said. “We want to help young people. There is a lot of training to be done,” he said vowing to do all he can to help them start and expand their own businesses. Over the Christmas holiday, Dr. Wilson and his wife, Janette, fed more 200 homeless people at the Pacific Garden Mission, 1458 S. Canal St., and gave each from $50 to $100. And, on his campaign to free 1,000 Cook County Jail detainees in 2017, Dr. Wilson said, “We are going to present our bill to Springfield in January which will allow a person to be ticketed rather than
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ICONIC BUSINESSMAN DR. WILLIE WILSON and his wife, Janette, gave from $50 to $100 each to more than 200 men and woman at the Pacific Garden Mission on Christmas Day and gave them words of encouragement. being arrested for non-violent with a citywide fundraiser some- former detainees to monitor their times in April. We will try to do a needs and progress. crimes. “We are going to Springfield to live telethon so we can get even Dr. Wilson said he will contintalk to the lobbyists and make more people out of jail,” he said. ue to meet with Gov. Rauner our case to get support for the bill Dr. Wilson has personally hired once a month to come up with because it would eliminate the inability to meet bond and having three young ladies he recently got different ideas in helping fund out of jail. They will be his li- the non-profits that are so key in to go to jail,” said Wilson. “We have already set up a task aisons to the 110 he bailed out of serving as a safety net for the reforce to get Chicago involved jail. They will keep track of the cently released men and woman.
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